Franklin in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Franklin Village School

By Joel Seewald, October 15, 2016

1. Franklin Village School Marker

Inscription.

Franklin Village School. . Michigan's Territorial Council passed a law in 1827 requiring every township with fifty or more inhabitants to establish a school. Thus, the following year, the first school in Southfield Township was erected in Franklin Village. Sophie Gotie taught twenty-nine students in a log schoolhouse located near the still extant house of early settler Daniel Broughton. Franklin Village built a new school in 1845 at the foot of School Hill on property deeded by Winthrop Worthing. On this site in 1869 a third school was constructed on land given by wealthy postmaster A. A. Rust. After that building burned in 1922, the village erected the present school on this same location. The Franklin School District No. 3, Southfield Township, joined the Birmingham Public Schools in 1945.

Michigan's Territorial Council passed a law in 1827 requiring every township with fifty or more inhabitants to establish a school. Thus, the following year, the first school in Southfield Township was erected in Franklin Village. Sophie Gotie taught twenty-nine students in a log schoolhouse located near the still extant house of early settler Daniel Broughton. Franklin Village built a new school in 1845 at the foot of School Hill on property deeded by Winthrop Worthing. On this site in 1869 a third school was constructed on land given by wealthy postmaster A. A. Rust. After that building burned in 1922, the village erected the present school on this same location. The Franklin School District No. 3, Southfield Township, joined the Birmingham Public Schools in 1945.

Erected 1978 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L584.)

Location. 42° 31.414′ N, 83° 18.341′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Michigan, in Oakland County. Marker is at the intersection of Franklin Road and Romany Way, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32220 Franklin Road, Franklin MI 48025, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 15, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.

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